Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-09
SAD AND SERIOUS.
A GREAT CHANGE TAKING PLACE IN
The PRISONER CLUvERIUs.
He IL Made Aware OF the Extremity Of
His Situation and Of the Hopeless
ness Of His Case. &c.

ner 10 visitors Is always polite, but he had
no heart TO talk with those who came to sec
him.
Friday morning he was, for q man IN bis
situation, In good spirits; but before the
evening was far advanced q great melan-
chcly settled upon him, the result, as II is
believed but not known. Of his interviews
With Nr. Bev. Crump and Hon. John $. Wise.
II The latter ever medltated taking the case to
the United States Court, he must have seen
thai Il would be irmtless undertaking,
and 10 informed the condemned. As for
hr. Crump, II must be that he ielt II his
duty 10 saw that every possible resource
bad been tried and exhausted.
ANYHOW. Friday evening after the visit
ors were all gone the prisoner began 10
grow moody. aud Is nov showing the
crushing effect Of the removal OF all earthly
hopes snd props. tie Il not the man 10 ad.
vsrtlse by his appearance what Is passing
In his mind OF 10 give away 10 emotion;
but the news be has recently heard Is news
that no mortal man In good health can hear
without experiencing crushing sensation
upon him.
VISITORS.
Mr.. Dunn. who is the dav Waterman In
Cluverius's room, and OF whom the pri.
soner is very fcnd, was unwell yesterday
and smother man was nlling bis place.
Mrs. Tunstall and DIR. Hatcher were
among prisoners visitors Yesterday. Tue
latter was with him an hour or more, much
OF which time was spent in prayer.
The mother and father OF CluveriuS will
be here in day or two, II the ice docs not
prevent their crossing the Msttapoui river.
10 bid their son last farewell.
Prisoner gets bis meals ds usual from
eook-shop, but his appetite is now com.
par atIyely feeble. lie has more pluck thln
nine hundred and ninty.nine out OF
a thousand. hut M would be more
than mortal II be could relish food Just now.
Eyersb body spe,ks Of him as a man Of wou'
6eriul nerve, and so he IS; but he has been
an this time putting the truth out OF his
sigbt-hoping and hoping. Now, all at
ence, az II were. he has TO make up his
mind 90 face death, and such death.
THE EXECUTION.
Sergeant Smith has quietly made all
preparations for the hanging. The Hen
rico gallOws fused when Charles Lee and
Barbara Miller were executed has been OBJ
tained, and will be set up in the first yard
ss you enter the prison from the public gate
on Marshall street. II will be erected in
the corner between that gate and the iron
barred gate leading into the white pri-
soDers' ward. a new rope has been
bought.
Sergeant Smith has many applications Tor
tickets Of admission 10 the execution; but
the law and the space at his command for
spectators equally forbid any large or IN
discriminate issue.
1t is astounding that anybody not called
10 the scene by imperative duty should
wish to be present on such an occasion;
but so II Is.
HIS BOOK.
Several offers were made for the purchase
Of Cluyerius's history OF his life; but the
decision has been made that the MS. will
not be sold, but Will be published by an
agent Of the family, and the proceeds will
go to the reimbursement OF Mrs. Jane
the prisoners aunt, to whom he
Is indebted for his collegiate education,
for his profC ssiOnal start in life, and, more
than all, for furnishing funds for his de-
fence. Her expenses on this account have
looted up probably more than seven OF |
Eight thousand dollars, aud have nearly |
pxtirpated her fortune. Besides lawyers |
Iees-which. from AL accounts, were mode |
had to be made to hunt |
up witnesses, TO prosecute inquiries OF Va |
-ious sorts, TO pay for certain stenographlc |
work at the trial, to pay for printing, |
&C., &c.
Without Mrs.. TunstaPs assistance 1t
seems unlikely that Cluverius could have |
made the prolonged fight that he has, and |
he shows a sense OF gratitude in wishing TO |
30 something towards restoring. in part at |
east, the fortune she has poured out for |
him.
Cluvtrius writes quite well. His life's
history outside OF the crime is a very short |
bne, and probably does not occupy much |
,paee In the book. As for the rest 1t rs a
declaration Of innocence and an eXamna-
ion OF the testimony upon which he was
convicted. He writes small running
land, rather precise, though he does not al
AL times defer to the rules Of punctuation,
sven as to full stops.
The fact that he has written this book
rom the standpoint he has always main
tanned: that his relatives are about TO in
cur a large expense in publishing it, and
he stout stuff OF which the fellow seems to
be made, rather encourages the idea that no !
matter what others similarly accused may
have done be will die declaring his innO-
cenCe.
There are some who have opportunities
Tor frequent conversations with the pris- |
pner who predict that be will confess. Most |
others about him, however, believe that he |
will not. Two OF our brethren of the press |
have ever maintained that when they COM |
inundated TO him the fact that the Supreme |
Court OF Appeals had knocked the last prop |
from under him. by refusing him a re-
hearing, Cluverius said, In substance, that |
II he had to die he would lmplicate others.
But tins he has ever denied, and the press |
have let the matter rest as being q thing |
where q misunderstanding Tss possible. II |
4 confession Is ever made 1t will not be |
until he Is satisfied Of the fact-of which |
he general public is pretty cOntident-that |
Governor Lee will not further interfere
with the course of the law by any further
repreive.
In the event that Cluyerius with his
attest breath insists that he Is innocent, his /
book will sell well. In case OF confession,
he book, II ever published at all, will be
read only a. one OF the cunosities OF c1mi-
nal literature.
Judging from Willie Cluyerius and Mrs.
runsialps afleeaion for the prisoner, unques-
ionably they would wish him 10 do what
$ best for his soups salvation, without re-
erenoe to their feelings or supposed in
eTests.
Mr.. Willie Cluverius stated last night
bat the printing OF the book would be done
" Andrews, Baptist & Clemmitt, Of this
,ity; that IL, 900 copies would be issued, |
nd that the work would be all finished in
week. The printers now have the Ms. in
laDd. The book VIII be copyrighted. 1t
viii make $4,000 words, or about $50 pages.
HE MADE NO ANSWER.
The views Of several OF the Richmond
nembers OF the Legislature on the circular
etter OF Willie Cluyerius have already been
.iycn. Hon. Henry l.. Carter was seen
esterday and asked what response he had |
made. He said that, entertaining the opin'
on that he does, he thoughti 1t best to make
10 reply at all.
Dir. Carter, speaking about the Belle-lsle
witnesses IN this case, said he knew them
II; that undoubtedly they told the truth,
md that their hesitation in positively iden-
flying Cluyerius was the natural caution OF
lonest and intelligent men, who preferred, |
I they erred at all, 10 err on tue side OF |
mercy.
Royal society Of Good Fellows.
On Thursday evening Mr.. NJ. +. Hudnall,
}. d., Will institute lodge OF this order
1 Schiller Hall, No. COG east Broad street,
With fifty charter members-names pro-
,ured by Mr.. j. A. Cosby. The objects OF